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Erie PA News and Events for Wednesday May 23, 2007
Posted by Dennis on May 23, 2007
The Commonwealth Court ruled that Allegheny County doesn’t have the authority to ban smoking in bars, restaurants and other indoor workplaces because the 1988 Clean Indoor Air Act pre-empts and supersedes local governments the right to impose stricter regulations. An Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge had put in place an injunction prohibiting the ban pending the appeal to Commonwealth Court.
Erie County is in the same boat. Erie County Council, going against the advise of it’s own lawyer, passed a smoking ban. It got shot down in court. Erie County is still planning to appeal. The only thing Erie County and Allegheny County are doing is putting money in the pockets of lawyers. We just elect idiots to write laws that have very little understanding of the law. Any smoking ban has to be done at the state level.
King Kyle Foust, the arrogant holier-than-thou Erie County Councilman, has formed an exploratory committee to determine if he will run for Congress. He seems to think just damaging Erie County isn’t enough. He wants to damage America. He can’t grasp the concept of why the county can’t ban smoking and he wants to run for Congress? Dear gawd.
Between 2005 and 2006, robberies with firearms were up 77 percent in Erie. The governor thinks Pennsylvania needs new gun laws because there is no way with the City of Erie going from over 200 police officers to 160 during that time had anything to do with the rise. Rendell is an idiot.
The New York Jets signed Erie PA native Eric Hicks. Kansas City released Hicks on May 1, three days after taking defensive lineman Claude McBride in the 2nd round of the NFL draft. Hicks, who turns 31 in June, ranks fifth on the Chiefs’ career sacks list with 40 1/2.
The Harrisburg Senators shocked the Erie SeaWolves in game one of a doubleheader Tuesday night with a pinch-hit, walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh to win 5-4. The SeaWolves lost game two 2-1. The series against the Senators continues on Wednesday night…6:05 first pitch. LHP Jon Connolly (2-2, 3.48 ERA) takes the mound for the ‘Wolves against LHP Mike Hinckley (3-3, 5.36 ERA). The Detroit Tigers plan to activate Jeremy Bonderman from the disabled list before Thursday’s game, and sent top prospect Andrew Miller back to Double-A Erie. Miller will pitch for the SeaWolves on Thursday in Harrisburg.
Amanda Blaskowski was named co-valedictorian of Cheboygan (MI) Area High School. The over achiever was all-state in basketball and softball. Blaskowski will be attending Gannon University in Erie PA on a basketball scholarship.
The ICSA Women’s National Championship, the first of the three Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) National Championships, gets underway today hosted by The Lady Monarchs from their Sailing Center at Old Dominion University. Freshman Rebecca Bestoso of Erie PA along with Sophmore skipper Andrea Savage and junior crew Danielle Neri will race in A-Division for The College of Charleston.
Gannon University will host a free seminar designed to help veterans interested in starting their own businesses. The seminar, From Service to Success, will run from 7:30 am to 3 pm. Thursday, May 24 in the Yehl Room of the Waldron Campus Center, 124 West Seventh Street. It also is targeted at veterans who already own a business, and is sponsored by the Gannon Small Business Development Center and Paulsen Productions. With a focus on veterans, the seminar is being held in recognition of Memorial Day so that those who served their country can learn more about the resources available to help them succeed in business. Richard Ramirez, president and founding director of the United States Association of Veterans in Business, will give the keynote address. The event includes a free continental breakfast and free lunch. Pre-registration is encouraged. For more information or to register, call 814-871-7232 or 877-258-6648. The Gannon University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) serves clients in Erie, Crawford, Mercer, and Warren counties. Its consultants offer expertise in areas like accounting, finance, marketing, research, banking, international business, environmental issues, and small business ownership.
North East senior citizens can learn how to keep their minds healthy at “Brain Health for Wise Minds,” a luncheon seminar presented by nationally recognized speaker and author Dr. Linda Rhodes, on Thursday, May 31, at the North East Senior Center, 50 E Main St, North East. The event, sponsored by the Hirtzel Institute on Aging and Health Education at Mercyhurst North East, is open to all area seniors and includes a free lunch. The seminar will begin at 10:30 am, with lunch to follow. Reservations are required by May 28 by calling 725-5195.
Lake Erie Speedway and the Erie Runners Club are teaming up to host the 6k Run and Walk and 1/2 Mile Youth Race on June 2, 2007 to benefit the St Martins Center. This highly charged event will begin with a 1/2 mile youth race, which will take place around the oval racetrack. Immediately after the youth race, the 6k race will begin at the entrance of Lake Erie Speedway on Delmas Drive. The first leg of the race will be run on a hard packed dirt road. Runners will then make a square loop around the Speedway property on paved roads making their way back onto the oval and ending at the track’s start/finish line. This event will mark the first time the Erie Runners Club comes to the speedway. While there, runners can visit exhibit booths from Saint Vincent Hospital, St Martin Center, Erie Federal Credit Union, Point Click Learn and more. Runners will also get to stay at Lake Erie Speedway that night, for a full night of NASCAR Whelen Championship Racing. Prices are $20 for the 6k run, $10 for the youth ½ mile run, and $10 for a non-race participant.
Camp Notre Dame is holding an open house on Sunday June 3 from 1-4 pm. Camp Notre Dame offers day and overnight camping for ages 4-16.
Penn State Behrend’s popular College for Kids returns this summer with over 150 weeklong classes to educate, entertain, and inspire young people ages 6 to 18. College for Kids courses begin June 11 and continue through August 10, with the exception of Fourth of July week. Classes are organized by age and held during morning or afternoon sessions, with before- and after-care available for an additional fee. Returning classes include past favorites in guitar, golf, knitting, word processing, PowerPoint, model rocketry, acting, sign language, and scrap booking instruction; World War II history, “Engineering MythBusters,” and “Dinosaur Discovery.” New courses this year: “Storm Chasing 101” taught by WJET-TV meteorologist Tom Atkins; two finance classes, “Kids and Money” for the younger student and “Show Me the Money” for teens; “Let’s Cheer,” “Conversational Spanish,” “Introduction to Chess,” “Star Wars and the Roman Empire,” “Crafts from the Beach,” “Space Camp: Return to the Moon,” and an investigation of the paranormal called “X-Files.” “We also have a very special opportunity this year for kids ages 12 to 18—a chance to paint a mural on the fountain in Perry Square under the direction of local artist AJ Noyes,” Mary Trott, College for Kids program coordinator, noted. “Because of the significance of this community service project, this will be one of the rare College for Kids classes that meets for a full day.” Perry Square fountain painting will take place the week of July 23. For artists not old enough to participate in the mural project or unable to commit to a full-day class, Noyes also will teach College for Kids courses in hand-sewing and beading, craft painting, nature drawing and painting, and portrait drawing. Costs vary by course but start at $70 per weeklong class. Before- or after-class supervision is available for an additional $10 per week. Schedule and registration information will be distributed through area schools and also is available by calling 814-898-6212 or clicking here. Mail and online registration will begin in early May. Participants are encouraged to register early for best class selection.
A provocative evening of poetry and dance will celebrate the release of a new book by a faculty member in the BFA in Creative Writing program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Lecturer in English and performance poet Sean Thomas Dougherty will collaborate with modern dancer Shelly Walker to premier readings from his latest collection, Broken Hallelujahs (Boa Editions, 2007). The event will take place at 8 pm Friday, June 15, at the Erie Art Museum Annex, 423 State St, and is free and open to the public.
The Counting Crows, Live and Collective Soul will play a concert at Jerry Uht Park in Erie, PA on July 31 as part of “The Rock ‘n’ Roll Triple Play Ballpark Tour.” Tickets go on sale June 2 at 10 am. Tickets can be purchased at the SeaWolves box office at Jerry Uht Park and on SeaWolves.com. Children under 12 get in FREE with each paid adult ticket holder.
Posted by Dennis at May 23, 2007 7:09 AM
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